Pyramids and Lady Liberty: Solar Plane Circles the Globe

A look back at Solar Impulse's round-the-world flight powered solely by the sun's energy.

/ Updated July 27, 2016 / 7:30 PM GMT15 PHOTOS

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The world's first round-the-world flight to be powered solely by the sun's energy made history on July 26, 2016, as it landed in Abu Dhabi, where it first took off on an epic 25,000-mile journey that began more than a year ago.